ALPS Mountaineering Velocity Air Bed

When I ordered this ALPS mountaineering Pvc-free air mattress, I really wasn't sure what to expect, considering I had not used an air mattress in years!I was pleasantly surprised upon opening the box. This is definitely PVC-free, and nontoxic. Pvc, as you may know, has an overwhelming, distinct chemical odor of vinyl(pvc=polyvinyl chloride.) so that is certainly as advertised!The mattress arrived neatly folded inside of its own drawstring pouch of the same green color, along with the pump, charger, and a car adapter! And of course the nozzle adapters to fit the inflation opening of the mattress(nozzle adapter has 3 sizes all in one part, only 2 of them are used for this item however as the 3rd size nozzle is way too skinny for either opening.)The mattress is made of a sturdy, strong material. A material that has no odors.I ordered the twin sized mattress.REMINDER!!! The air pump charger must be charged for a full 12 hours before the very first use! So if you need to use the mattress soon after you receive it, you want to plug this in right away! I had read the reviews and description of this note, yet I had forgot it by the time I opened up my mattress and needed to use it.The air pump works well once the battery is charged. If you worry of the small electric pump failing, there are manual pumps that I've seen here on Amazon which you may want to also check out. I think it would be a great backup to have, say for camping or some other outing. The manual air pumps I've seen are quite inexpensive.The pump that was included only took maybe 2 minutes or so to fully inflate the twin air bed.Note that there are two valves that twist open on the mattress. Use the large fully open valve first, to inflate it until it's almost full, then close that one tightly and open the second valve, which only allows air into the mattress, and won't let any air out. If you used only the second smaller valve that doesn't let any air out to inflate it from when it's flat, it would probably take a time longer and may also drain the pump battery faster as another reviewing kindly mentioned.The mattress, once fully inflated, is very comfortable, and is also quite sturdy for an air mattress. Not a lot of bouncing around like you may think of with air beds. It is a very good quality, very comfortable air bed!I haven't yet had to put it back into the pouch that it neatly arrived in, but when I need to, I would first open the large valve and let the majority of the air out on its own, then use the DEFLATE nozzle on the included air pump to remove the remaining air until it's totally flat again and can be easily folded and slid back into the drawstring pouch, which FYI the mattress was not stuffed into upon arrival, rather it had wiggle room enough that when I first opened the mattress pouch I was able to turn the pouch upside down and have the flat folded mattress simply slide right out. Thus, I doubt it will be difficult to pack up the mattress again like unto when it was new.I got this mattress at full price and did not receive any discounts or anything for my review. I'm writing this review so others can learn of my experience with this item. I would definitely recommend it! Two thumbs up!

I have been sleeping on air mattresses for about 18 years. They're the best for injured ribs or back. And you don't have to worry about bedbugs either. Twin size is all I need, because it's just me, and I weigh about 115 pounds.I used to get Coleman, because of the 1 year warranty. And I utilized that a lot! Then, I had a few Intex mattresses that lasted a year. The endurance in both brands has gone down so much, that I searched for another brand that was built to last.Reading the reviews on the ALPS Mountaineering Velocity, I decided to give it a try. Oh my! What a difference! You can just feel the quality as you unfold it, to air it up! It's not PVC! Yes, it's a little noisy. But really, I'm not bothered by that at all. When you climb into or out of, or whatever, the shape stays put. Unlike other air mattresses, that raise up where your weight is not.I have my own air pump, so the one provided is still in it's packaging, and I can't speak on that.I got the air just right, the first time I aired it up, and have not had to put any more air in it since then.I've been sleeping on this air mattress for a month, so far. And every night, when I climb into bed, I hear myself say, "I Love my new bed!" 😊Two months now, still on the same airbed. Still loving it! Still haven't had to add any air.For those of you that don't know, the air in a mattress will get cold. To best combat that, in the Summer I cover mine with a thin blanket and a mattress cover. In the Winter, it's the mattress cover first, then an electric blanket, and top that with the thin blanket. It's so nice to crawl into a pre-warmed, cozy bed in the Winter. The bonus of that is, if you've got achey mussels, it's an all night heating pad. 😊Update:It's been over 8 months now, that I've been sleeping on this Alps Mountaineering air bed, nightly. Still, have not needed to add any air and there are no leaks, or burst air chambers. It's as perfect now, as the first day I aired it up.Update: its been 2 years now, that I've been sleeping on this air mattress. Still, flawless. I did, finally add, just a little bit of air a couple of weeks ago.I'm so pleased with this mattress!!! If it ever fails, I'll buy another.Update: We’ll, here it is 2022 and I’m still sleeping on this mattress every night. Still in perfect condition. I’m about to buy a queen size one, for my sleeper sofa.

Full disclosure, I have not camped with this yet. I will update when I have. Bought it as well as the ALPS Mountaineering Velocity Air Bed (Twin) and the Lightspeed Outdoors PVC-Free Single Air Mattress with FlexForm and Dual Chamber Technology for comparison. This was the thinnest, but ended up being my favorite of the three. It's a nice hybrid between an air mattress and a backpacking sleep mat. It's really COMFORTABLE, doesn't move around or make noise like an air mattress (the other two do, even though they are PVC-free). The comfort comes from whatever memory-foam-like thing they have put on the top of it. That is also why, even though it's the thinnest of the three it packs down the biggest. Would not recommend for backpacking -- the stuff sack is bigger than my three-man tent -- but good for car camping. It's pretty great to get this much comfort and R-rating out of such a low-profile mat. Hoping it is durable as well.

My sleep number for my Sleep Number Bed is 100. If I set my sleep number to less than 90 my old back injury will flare, causing poor sleep and a bad next day. Whenever I spend the night in a hotel even their supposed extra firm mattresses are always way too soft for me and always cause back pain woes in me. By inflating my ALPS twin-size mattress to its maximum and then putting it on top of the hotel bed, doing that takes all softness out of the hotel mattress and I then sleep well and wake up without back pain. Other air mattresses, latex ones, are too thick for that, and always lose air during the night too. My ALPS air mattress is very thin, and whatever amount of air I put into it at bedtime is always still in it come waketime. So I now take my ALPS air mattress with me to all hotel stays. My back appreciates my ALPS twin-sized air mattress.